Proverbs 22:22

Bible in Basic English 1965

Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

Cross References

Job 31:16

If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;

Job 31:21

If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;

Exodus 23:3

But, on the other hand, do not be turned from what is right in order to give support to a poor man's cause.

Exodus 23:6

Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.

Proverbs 21:7

By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

Proverbs 22:16

He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

Isaiah 10:2

Who do wrong to the poor in their cause, and take away the right of the crushed among my people, so that they may have the property of widows, and get under their power those who have no father.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have been acting cruelly, taking men's goods by force; they have been hard on the poor and those in need, and have done wrong to the man from a strange land.

Leviticus 19:13

Do not be cruel to your neighbour or take what is his; do not keep back a servant's payment from him all night till the morning.

Leviticus 25:17

And do no wrong, one to another, but let the fear of your God be before you; for I am the Lord your God.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not be hard on the widow, or the child without a father, on the man from a strange country, or on the poor; let there be no evil thought in your heart against your brother.

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.

Deuteronomy 23:16

Let him go on living among you in whatever place is most pleasing to him: do not be hard on him.